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05-20-1985 - Regular Meeting - Minutes• ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL AND A SPECIAL MEETING WITH THE CIVIC CENTER AUTHORITY M I N U T E S May 20, 1985 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Tennant at 5:12 PM in the Management Resource Center at City Hall, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina, California. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Tennant. ROLL CALL Mayor Tennant, Mayor Pro Tem Shearer, Councilmembers Manners, Bacon Absent: Councilmember Chappell Others Present: Fast, Folwer, Keating, Miller, Meacham, Sata, Mooney CALL TO ORDER OF CIVIC CENTER AUTHORITY Chairman Nordstrom called the Civic Center Authority to order at 5:13 PM. Roll Call Chairman. Nordstrom, Vice Chairman Adams (arrived 5:40 PM) Members Fertal, Mordoff, Tambe CIVIC CENTER MODIFICATIONS STUDIES Mayor Tennant announced that the meeting was called to review the preliminary plans. It was their policy to have the West Covina Civic Center Authority join the sessions Presentation and at an early stage. discussion re Council Chamber modifications City Manager Fast confirmed that the presentation was an early preliminary report on (a) a review of the one of four City Council Chamber plans previously submitted, incorporating the revisions requested earlier together.' with cost estimates and (b) a determiniation on the design, location and costs for a new parking structure. Architect Frank Sata presented his proposal for the Council Chamber modifications indicating Schedule 1-A as a recom- mended approach at a cost of $120,000. During discussion, the following comments were offered. Mr: Tambe supported Schedule 1-A. Mr. Fertal stated he was happy to participate in this early proposal and inquired about the time factor on Schedule 1-A. Mr. Sata indicated the -modifications'would require approximately two months. Mr. Adams felt the cost was fair if it accomplished its purpose. Mr. Mordoff inquired if Cable TV could be incor- Porated into Schedule 1-A. Communications Director Jack I:eating indicated that it would take about four months. Mr. Nordstrom, felt the $120,000 was not unreasonable and expressed support for Schedule 1-A. Council expressed support of the Schedule 1-A proposal. • Motion to proceed Motion by Shearer, seconded by Bacon, and unaninuusly with modifications carried to authorize staff to proceed along the lines pro- posed on Schedule 1-A. Discussion re Civic Mayor Tennant.asked for a review of the plans for the im- Center expansion provement of the Civic Center parking.structure. Mr. Fast stated that the plans should be such that future additions should cause no problems. - 1 - CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 20, 1985 Page Two Parking issue (cont) Architect Frank Sata presented and discussed the proposed plans for the Civic Center parking authority. Mr. Tambe • conceded the proposal was an interesting study and that attention should be given to the library site end of the civic center. It was noted that..the K-Mart parking area was in jeopardy and that K-Mart proposed charging for parking other than K-Mart customers. Mr. Tambe was excused at 6:25 PM. Discussion ensued regarding the Civic Center mound located between the freeway and City Hall. Mr. Mordoff wondered if. Part of .the mound could be removed and a parking structure constructed in its place. Mr. Adams agreed with the thought, stating the possibility that the parking structure could be utilized as part of the sound attenuation. Mainenance of the mound was discussed. Mr. Sata felt the idea was'not cost effective. In.regards'_to the total -parking issue, Mr. Fertal felt a feasibility study should be conducted to study the entire civic center parking situation and that any remodeling be done at one time, not in phases. He strongly opposed any. modifications to the mounds. Mr. Nordstrom concurred with the concept'of constructing all modifications at onetime; however, he was.not opposed to utilizing the mounds in some other fashion if.need be. Mayor Pro Tem Shearer agreed that the entire parking develop- ment should be looked into and along with that the realiza- tion that we wouldn't want to build a structure and have it stand empty..'..he'did feel the mounds should be evaluated. Councilmember Manners stated she would have to be convinced of need and efficiency before removing the mounds. She did not like the idea of removing the greenery and replacing it with more concrete. She was in favor of a feasibility study to determine if the advantages outweight the dis- advantages. Councilmember Bacon stated that one of the important things of the parking structure is that there would be parking available at the library end of the civic center which would be ideal if a community building were to be const,r.'ucted in. that area. He felt a very positive image would be the result of such a community center. Mayor Tennant felt a compromise was possible with constructing a parking structure and utilizing greenery at the same time. Staff was requested to report back to Council with further plans, bearing in mind the comments offered this evening. He suggested the subject of charging a fee for parking at the civic center be examined and discussed. } Architect Frank Sata explained different parking structures and the building materials thereof. Adjournment of Civic Motion by Nordstrom, seconded by Adams, and unanimously car - Center Authority ried to adjourn the meeting at 6:45 PM. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Shearer, seconded by Bacon, and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 6:45 PM to the Le Bairritz Restaurant for a joint meeting with the Planning Commission. - 2 - • ATTEST: I kwwe"ele— City Clerk • Mayor May 20, 1985 Page Three - 3 -